All the facts and stats for the Champions League clash: Hibernians - Shamrock Rovers

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Competition: Europe Champions League
Competition: Tue 12.July
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: MFA Centenary Stadium (1000 seats)

There's no exiting this stadium without a winner tonight as it's the second leg of the Champions League 1st Qualifying Round meeting between Hibernians and Shamrock Rovers. Game on!

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Shamrock Rovers, who are travelling more than 3400 kilometers to play this game.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Hibernians form and stats

Hibernians participated in Champions League the last season, where they reached the 1st qualifying round and lost against Flora.

The club members hope that Hibernians will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away defeat in the Champions League fixture against Shamrock Rovers.

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Shamrock Rovers form and stats

Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the 1st qualifying round against Slovan Bratislava.

Playing away, Shamrock Rovers have won 6 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the Premier Division this season.

The fans enjoyed Shamrock Rovers's previous game versus Hibernians, a Champions League win (3-0) played at home.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Finn Harps at their stadium, the result 1-0.

Shamrock have scored 16 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).

Head 2 Head

Shamrock Rovers - Hibernians 3-0 was the scoreline in these contenders' previous head to head fixture, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

HiberniansJ. Degabriele
J. Degabriele
14 goals
HiberniansJ. Grech
J. Grech
9 goals
Shamrock RoversD. Mandroiu
D. Mandroiu
7 goals

Hibernians missing players

Shamrock Rovers missing players

Hibernians Shamrock Rovers
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 11   Played P   13 25
12 5   Won W   7 17
7 4   Drew D   2 4
6 2   Lost L   4 4
38 16   Scored S   17 38
26 10   Conceded C   9 14
84% 82%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 92%
76% 64%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   54% 52%
60% 45%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   46% 44%
24% 36%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   8% 20%
12% 9%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 0%
64% 55%   BTTS BTTS   38% 36%
32% 45%   Clean Sheets C S   38% 52%
20% 18%   Failed to Score F T   31% 20%
 
4.8 4.9   Corners for (avg) C F   6.2 6.9
4.1 2.9   Corners against (avg) C A   3.1 3.4
2.5 2.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 1.8
0 0   Red cards R C   2 2
 
10.1 9   Shots (avg) S (   10.9 11.7
4 3.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.7 5
38% 39%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 32%
 
8.5 7.6   Shots against (avg) S A   6.4 5.6
3.4 3.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   2.3 2.1

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Shamrock Rovers 23 16 3 4 37 14 11 10 1 0 21 5 12 6 2 4 16 9 23 51
2 Dundalk 21 11 8 2 31 14 11 9 2 0 23 6 10 2 6 2 8 8 17 41
3 Derry City 22 11 7 4 38 21 11 4 5 2 19 11 11 7 2 2 19 10 17 40
4 St Patrick's 23 10 5 8 32 21 12 6 2 4 17 12 11 4 3 4 15 9 11 35
5 Sligo Rovers 22 8 8 6 31 24 11 5 4 2 18 11 11 3 4 4 13 13 7 32
6 Bohemians 21 6 8 7 27 28 11 4 4 3 17 15 10 2 4 4 10 13 -1 26
7 Shelbourne 21 7 4 10 18 27 10 3 2 5 8 15 11 4 2 5 10 12 -9 25
8 Drogheda United 21 5 7 9 22 35 10 4 3 3 11 14 11 1 4 6 11 21 -13 22
9 Finn Harps 21 2 6 13 17 37 11 1 3 7 7 16 10 1 3 6 10 21 -20 12
10 UCD 21 1 6 14 12 44 10 0 5 5 5 14 11 1 1 9 7 30 -32 9

Read more about Champions League

The UEFA Champions League is the major international club football tournament in Europe. The competition begins already in late June and lasts for almost a year, ending with the final played in late May or early June. After several qualifying rounds the group stage is where the “true” Champions League begins for many viewers. Eight groups with four teams each battle through six rounds to qualify for the knock-out phase. Then a round of 16, quarterfinals and then semifinals needs to be won before a place in the final is secured.